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PGC 68420 -- Flat Galaxy
Object
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Spiral Galaxy |
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Constellation |
Pegasus |
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Distance |
50M light years |
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Magnitude |
14.9 |
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Size |
2.0 x 0.3 arc-min |
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Notes |
PGC 68420 is the thin galaxy in the middle of the image |
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Image also contains NGC 7241 which is the larger galaxy below PGC 68420 |
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Image
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Date |
2011-07-03 |
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Place |
Cheddar Ranch Observatory |
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Exposure Data |
C 30 min @ -5C |
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Clear 6x5 min |
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Notes |
All filters binned 2x2 |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Takahashi TOA-150 |
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Focal Length |
1100 mm @f/7.3 |
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Mount |
Paramount ME |
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Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
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Focuser |
RoboFocus |
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Filters |
CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB, Ha |
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Software |
TheSky6, CCDSoft, Focusmax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 |
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Reprocessed on 09/16/2023 |